A day-long wave of strikes at nearly all of carmaker Volkswagen's plants across Germany ended early on Tuesday morning, with unions saying that nearly 100,000 VW factory workers had taken part in the protests.

Employees staged warning strikes in protest against the German carmaker’s plans for potential factory closures and sweeping cuts to jobs and pay.

The head of  Volkswagen’s works council Daniela Cavallo has made it clear that the IG Metall union and the works council do not want to fight but “let off steam”.

The IG Metall union, the biggest labor force in Germany, says 98,650 VW employees came out to protest, and as you’d expect given the number of workers involved, the strike action wasn’t limited to just a single site. A total of nine plants suffered disruption.

In a demonstration of unrest, nearly 100,000 Volkswagen employees engages in strikes across Germany, contesting the automaker's proposals for wage reductions and potential site closures. IG Metall union has warned of escalating industrial action if the company persists with its current plans.

Workers at Volkswagen plants across Germany walked off the job in waves on Monday for temporary work stoppages, marking the start of nationwide strikes against the German auto giant. About 66,000 VW employees - more than half of VW's factory workforce in Germany - joined the strikes,

Workers at nine of the automaker’s German factories walked off their jobs for several hours, and warned they would escalate the action if their demands went unmet.

VW workers have walked off the job this morning in Germany in reaction to proposed staff cuts and factory closures.

Volkswagen is in deep crisis as thousands of workers at nine Volkswagen factories across Germany, including its EV-only factory, are going on strike this morning, bringing assembly lines to a grinding halt.

Tens of thousands of Volkswagen workers are taking part in strikes at plants across Germany Monday, marking the largest walkouts at the carmaker’s domestic operations since 2018.